Category: Software
AI video tool recreates Super Mario Bros. but it’s so glitchy
An 8-bit plumber with a mustache and a taste for mushrooms was the height of cutting-edge entertainment in 1985. Now, an AI model can recreate the entire game based on some basic prompts (and with sometimes hilarious glitches in the process). The MarioVGG demonstrated in a new academic paper by…
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The iOS 18 release date is quickly approaching but is your iPhone compatible? Here are the eligible devices and new features
Apple Three days from now, Apple will kick off its It’s Glowtime event (you can watch it here) where it’ll announce the new iPhone 16 lineup. Those phones will have iOS 18 already installed, so you won’t have to upgrade at purchase — here’s when the iPhone 16 models are…
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If you think SearchGPT is ready to replace Google, you’re hallucinating too
When OpenAI debuted SearchGPT, the demonstrations suggested everything about how people look for things online would immediately change forever. But, “wow” became “wow, that’s “embarrassing” when examples of the AI search engine at work proved somewhat flawed. The challenge to Google’s reign as search engine king is still undergoing revisions.…
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Google is adding Gemini AI to Chrome’s address bar, which may be a better idea than you think
Google is racing to get its Gemini AI assistant embedded across its ecosystem, upgrading as it goes. That means not every new or enhanced feature gets much in the way of fanfare when it rolls out beyond the updated support website. Still, a couple of new Gemini tools are worth…
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Zillow’s AI wants to help you find the dream home you didn’t know you wanted
Zillow is boosting its AI search tool to end the tedious filtering of locations and other elements. Now you can just ask for a place within a travel distance of a location and it will handle the rest for you. The upgraded AI tools, available on the Zillow mobile app,…
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ChatGPT gives Volkswagen cars the smarts to talk to you all day long
Volkswagen has upgraded the voice assistant in its cars to be a lot more talkative than before, thanks to the power of ChatGPT. OpenAI’s conversational companion has been integrated across VW vehicles as promised back at CES, including the newest Jettas and electric cars. ChatGPT is more of an upgrade…
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